Where does “Περσιστί” come from?

Περσιστί (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Περσιστί (Ancient Greek): in Persian; in the language of the Persians

Definitions

  1. in Persian; in the language of the Persians

Ancestry of “Περσιστί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
2Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
3Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →